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| 1. Make an observation, 2. Ask A Question, 3. Formulate a Hypothesis, 4. Design and run a controlled experiment, 5. Draw Conclusions, 6. Communicate your findings |
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| That which is being measured in an experiment |
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| Part of the experiment which is expected to bring about change to the dependent variable |
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| Field size of Microscope on lowest power |
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| Scientific Writing- Introduction |
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| General statement of problem, Review of background info and cite, ends with statement of hypothesis |
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| Scientific Writing- Materials and methods |
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| How you tested hypothesis, No list of materials-describe materials as you outline procedure, descriptions complete enough for someone to be able to repeat your experiment exactly |
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| Scientific Writing- Results |
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| Written and graphic component- DO NOT interpret, simply present data. State any trends |
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| Scientific Writing- Discussion and Conclusions |
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| Interpretation of results, reject or retain null hypothesis |
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| classification of living organisms based on structural, molecular, and developmental characteristics |
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| Tries to explain how groups of animals are related in an evolutionary context |
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| Kingdoms (6) from biggest to smallest |
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| animalia, plantae, fungi, protista, bacteria, archaebacteria |
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| Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species |
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| A single cell that is able to survive and reproduce as a single cell |
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| Defining Characteristics of Phylum Porifera and Example of Animal |
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| Sponge: Multicellular, cells held together loosely and one cell has potential to form a new sponge, no organs or organ system |
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| Defining Characteristics of Phylum Cnidaria and Example of Animal |
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| Hydra, Jellyfish: Radial Symmetry, diploblastic (two tissue layers), GVC, Hydrostatic skeleton. |
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| Defining Characteristics of Phylum Platyhelminthes and Example of Animal |
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| Flatworm: Acoelomate, Bilateral Symmetry, Worm-like body with dorsoventral flattening, triploblastic, well-developed organ system, unsegmented |
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| Defining Characteristics of Phylum Nematoda and Example of Animal |
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| Roundworm: Triploblastic, Bilateral Symmetry, Unsegmented, Elongated cylindrical body, Pseudocoelom, Anterior end with three lips and mouth |
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| Gel Electrophoresis: Longer DNA fragments move more: |
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| Gel Electrophoresis: Shorter DNA fragments move more: |
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| Defining Characteristics of Phylum Annelida and Example of Animal |
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| Earthworm: Triploblastic, Bilateral Symmetry, One-way digestive tract with two openings, cephalization, both male and female gonads in one animal, elongated segmented body, eucoelomate, closed circulatory system |
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| Defining Characteristics of Phylum Mollusca and Example of Animal |
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| Molluscs, Clams, Oysters, Octopus, Squid, Snails:Triploblastic, bilateral symmetry, one way digestive tract, cephalization, soft unsegmented bodies, eucoelomate (greatly reduced), open circulatory system. |
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| Defining Characteristics of Phylum Arthropoda and Example of Animal |
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| Crayfish, lobsters, crabs, spiders, scorpions, millipedes, centipedes: Triploblastic, bilateral symmetry, one way digestive tract, cephalization, segmentation, open circulatory system, jointed appendages, exoskeleton, greatly reduced coelom |
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| Defining Characteristics of Phylum Echinodermata and Example of Animal |
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| Starfish, sand dollar: Triploblastic, Bilateral Symmetry, one way digestive tract, well developed organ system, no segmentation, endoskeleton made of calcareous plates, fluid-filled coelomic cavity, water vascular system, |
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| Echinodermata excretory and respiratory system |
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| Defining Characteristics of Phylum Chordata and Example of Animal |
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| Vertebrates, pig: Triploblastic, bilateral symmetry, one-way digestive tract, well developed organs, some subphyla have larval stages, notochord, dorsal hollow nerve chord, pharyngeal gill slits, postanal tail, |
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